British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Providence' (1637)

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Providence	399
Nominal Guns	30	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.12.1636	BWAS-1603
Launched	21.3.1636/37	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1638	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Bermondsey - London	B028
Constructor	Robert Tranckmore	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	31.10.1668	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen304Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen304 ²⁰⁄₁₀0Baker's Rule Tons
Burthen405.5Tons and Tonnage

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 155.5 Imperial Pound ( 70.5196 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck6 British Culverin
Lower Gun Deck14 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck14 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1652120 BWAS-1603
1.1652120 B117
1653140 BWAS-1603
1666140 BWAS-1603

19 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1638 - 1639CaptainEdmund Seaman (d.1666)BWAS-16031640 - 1641CaptainRichard HillBWAS-16031642Captain StrachanBWAS-16031643 - 1644CaptainWilliam BrooksBWAS-16031644CaptainThomas PlunkettBWAS-16031644 - 1645CaptainJohn EllisonBWAS-16031645 - 1647CaptainJohn StansbyBWAS-16031649 - 4.1652CaptainJohn Pearse (d.1668)W01529.4.1652 - 5.1652CaptainGeorge Swanley (d.1665)B1176.1652 - 1653CaptainJohn Pearse (d.1668)BWAS-16031654CaptainThomas Bunn (d.1662)BWAS-16031655 - 1656CaptainSir Robert Kirby (d.1665)BWAS-16031656 - 1657CaptainJohn LittlejohnBWAS-16031658 - 1659CaptainJohn PointzBWAS-16031659 - 1660CaptainGiles ShelleyBWAS-160319.3.1662/63 - 3.4.1665CaptainJohn TyrwhittB05116.4.1665 - 5.10.1666CaptainRichard James (d.1679/80)BWAS-160310.6.1667 - 16.9.1667CaptainJames CookeBWAS-16032.4.1668 - 31.10.1668CaptainHugh RidleyBWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1663 - 1665LieutenantRoger Strickland (1640-1717)B051

Service History

DateEventSource
1644In Irish WatersBWAS-1603
1646Part of the Winter Guard 1646/47BWAS-1603
1647In the Downs and then the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
9.1648In the DownsBWAS-1603
1650Present at the Blockade of LisbonBWAS-1603
1651In the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Refitted as a 34 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
6.1667Refitted as a 8 gun Fireship
31.10.1668Wrecked at TangierBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1645-1645	Summer Guard of 1645
1646-1646	Winter Guard of 1646
1647-1648	Winter Guard of 1647	Thomas Rainsborough
9.1649-1650	Winter Guard of 1649
14.2.1649/50-1652	Fleet sent to Lisbon	Robert Blake (1598-1657)
1659-1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward Montagu (d.1672)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B117Unknown, Book

W015Various, Web Site

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

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